DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/11 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.7 - - 50.8 - - 49.0 - - 42.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 1 - - -18 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 162 - - 293 - - 398 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 919 - - 920 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1051 - - 1182 - - 1287 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 375 - - 1575 - - 3625 - - 693 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 55 - - 34 - - 42 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 052 - - 359 - - 044 - - 007 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1419 - - -355 - - -99 - - -79 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2471 - - 1537 - - 1386 - - 1015 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5942 - - -2237 - - -710 - - -2518 ODpotential blCL - - - 6993 - - 3419 - - 1997 - - 3454 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 100 - - 100 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.7 - - 50.8 - - 49.0 - - 42.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.2 - - 47.2 - - 46.1 - - 41.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.7 - - 51.1 - - 49.7 - - 44.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 46.8 - - 45.7 - - 41.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 1 - - -18 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 162 - - 293 - - 398 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 72 - - 101 - - 101 - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95925 57 266 56 259 56 261 56 268 95925 88872 35 287 27 256 35 269 33 272 88872 83431 23 290 19 283 17 297 21 281 83431 78914 17 274 22 297 14 320 14 284 78914 74985 14 288 17 300 15 315 14 291 74985 71464 13 304 15 307 18 315 18 327 71464 68254 11 297 20 303 27 316 26 317 68254 65300 13 310 23 292 29 303 25 308 65300 62547 21 300 20 290 24 295 24 308 62547 59858 24 291 22 296 23 302 25 310 59858 57029 29 291 32 296 29 293 32 306 57029 54085 38 282 36 284 32 288 39 298 54085 51272 42 280 37 283 40 284 42 291 51272 48740 46 284 43 280 42 279 45 287 48740 46474 50 278 45 274 42 282 43 281 46474 44421 50 270 43 268 44 283 39 281 44421 42546 47 265 40 270 44 279 38 289 42546 40820 48 267 43 273 43 275 40 295 40820 39222 55 262 51 264 40 273 42 291 39222 37734 59 255 62 253 36 275 37 287 37734 36347 61 251 65 245 35 277 33 294 36347 35027 62 250 56 247 34 277 34 296 35027 33698 56 249 48 254 31 275 31 294 33698 32328 49 245 41 250 26 272 26 307 32328 30922 52 242 35 248 21 276 23 325 30922 29466 49 246 23 250 19 282 28 334 29466 27947 35 255 3 298 11 247 30 335 27947 26358 29 263 5 330 7 198 29 337 26358 24691 27 269 12 297 16 248 30 337 24691 22946 28 261 13 281 22 276 27 339 22946 21126 30 240 13 267 29 281 25 342 21126 19226 31 232 14 238 26 293 25 337 19226 17242 34 239 30 230 20 304 22 326 17242 15214 34 235 40 240 17 326 21 330 15214 13256 29 214 43 243 16 345 22 326 13256 11475 27 206 32 229 15 334 18 332 11475 9899 20 209 25 209 21 298 23 003 9899 8507 12 194 10 168 25 293 28 013 8507 7274 9 153 11 099 15 282 28 007 7274 6180 7 130 11 098 8 076 24 343 6180 5209 6 131 9 108 17 069 17 337 5209 4354 7 131 7 123 20 064 12 350 4354 3598 7 133 5 132 21 060 14 014 3598 2923 7 130 4 123 22 056 18 029 2923 2326 7 110 3 067 22 052 19 030 2326 1829 10 080 6 030 21 049 19 025 1829 1447 12 060 7 016 20*046 17 019 1447 1185 11*054 6*007 17*045 13 014 1185 1027 9*052 5*001 15 043 11*012 1027 936 6 051 4 357 10 043 5*007 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography